Since 1997, Sunday Friends has been offering day-long programs on Sundays that bring together very low-income families to work together, learn together, earn together, make spending decisions together and share in the healthy, warm, productive, mutually-supportive community.

Family members engage in hands-on learning activities, create gifts for children in hospitals and for nursing home residents, and prepare and serve healthy meals. They attend classes on financial literacy, parenting effectiveness, English literacy, health, nutrition, violence prevention, computer skills, and STEM education. Through their participation, family members earn “tickets”, the currency of Sunday Friends, redeemable for essential goods from the Treasure Chest.

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See What Sunday Friends' Families Are Saying

"My wish is that Sunday Friends can always be here every day. That's what friends are."
–Sunday Friends Child

"I like to do my part helping the community to help us prosper."
–Sunday Friends' Dad

"I feel a part of something. Not only was I helping others, I was learning and receiving help."
–Sunday Friends Volunteer

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As program participants experience repeated positive outcomes for their efforts, they grow to understand that they have the power to take control of their lives and to make a difference in the lives of others. This realization has instilled the needed confidence in many Sunday Friends participants to make successful, life-changing decisions.